Human caused air pollution exposure in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Human caused air pollution exposure was 15.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.23
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
89th
of 240 countries
All-time high
17.07
in 1999
All-time low
13.06
in 2012
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Guinea-Bissau, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 15.23 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 17.07 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.06, in 2012.
That places Guinea-Bissau 89th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.3 | — |
| 1999 | 17.07 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 15.78 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 15.03 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 13.15 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 14.89 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 15.42 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.77 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 15 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 14.24 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 15.01 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 15.65 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 16.05 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.89 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 13.06 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 13.84 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 14.98 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 14.28 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.03 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 14.8 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 14.36 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 14.83 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 14.62 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.93 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 13.74 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 14.04 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 15.23 | +8.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 15.23 is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.3, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 15.23 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.69 | 16.3 | 17.07 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.89 | 13.15 | 15.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.51 | 13.06 | 16.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.51 | 13.74 | 15.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0779 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.45 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Guinea-Bissau?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Guinea-Bissau was 15.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 17.07 in 1999.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.06 in 2012.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 89th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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